Baltimore Orioles Baseball
How the Orioles can subtly improve this offseason
As the offseason begins to really kick into gear with the Winter Meetings this week, there is one thing we can be sure of: The Baltimore Orioles will not be big players. Oh they’ll be active. Mike Elias will be working the phones, gathering information, shopping some...
Thoughts On Two Different Quotes From Mike Elias
In the book Astroball, Baltimore Orioles General Manager Mike Elias (then with the Astros) was quoted as saying, “I don’t think we have any special insights or special knowledge, or that we’re smarter than anyone else." Today, after the trade of Dylan Bundy to the LA...
Building the 2020 Orioles through Free Agency
Mike Elias has been at the head of the Orioles rebuilding efforts for just over one full calendar year. We know how awful the team was last year and it seems as though we are going to be in for a down year in 2020 and perhaps beyond that. I was okay with how things...
Orioles Bullpen Improvements In 2019
I have always been someone who strongly believes in the saying, “bad baseball is better than no baseball.” That was until I watched the 2018 Baltimore Orioles and then the 2019 Orioles. The past two seasons have really challenged that belief. Luckily, Austin Hays and...
MLB Notes: Nov. 22nd
The Houston Astros are being investigated by Major League Baseball over allegations they have used a center-field camera at Minute Maid Park to steal catchers’ signs and tip their hitters to pitch types. Oakland Athletics right-hander Mike Fiers pitched for the Astros...
The Orioles Should Not Punt On This Off-Season
Game 6 of the 2019 World Series is tomorrow night, and the Houston Astros are on the verge of their second title in three years. Once that series ends, baseball's off-season calendar will rapidly come into focus. One day after the World Series ends, eligible players...
Would the Orioles actually non-tender Villar?
Tim Dierkes of MLBTradeRumors.com came out with his annual projected arbitration numbers for this upcoming offseason. This list is usually referenced by many national writers as a good barometer of what to expect to see the arbitration eligible players make. He isn’t...
2019 Orioles Minor League Recap: GCL, Aberdeen, Delmarva
With the minor-league season in the books, Baltimore Sports and Life is recapping the teams in the Baltimore Orioles farm system. In part one, I will cover the seasons of the Gulf Coast League (GCL) Orioles, Aberdeen IronBirds, and Delmarva Shorebirds. Part two will...